Meerlo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mirlar in 1213. Originally a compound of Old Dutch mîr (“swamp, marsh”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). The second element was gradually replaced with lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeːr.loː/
Hyphenation: Meer‧lo

Proper noun

Meerlo n

A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Meerlonaar
Meerlos
Meerlo-Wanssum

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.